To configure a session to read a file with multiple threads, leave the source file name blank for partitions 2-

n

. The Integration Service uses partitions 2-

n

to read a portion of the previous partition file or file list. The Integration Service ignores the directory field of that partition.

To configure a session to read from a command with multiple threads, enter a command for each partition or leave the command property blank for partitions 2-

n

. If you enter a command for each partition, the Integration Service creates a thread to read the data generated by each command. Otherwise, the Integration Service uses partitions 2-

n

to read a portion of the data generated by the command for the first partition.

The following table shows the attributes and values when the Integration Service creates three threads to concurrently read ProductsA.txt:

The following table shows the attributes and values when the Integration Service creates three threads to read ProductsA.txt and ProductsB.txt concurrently. Two threads read ProductsA.txt and one thread reads ProductsB.txt:

The following table shows the attributes and values when the Integration Service creates three threads to concurrently read data piped from the command:

The following table shows the attributes and values when the Integration Service creates three threads to read data piped from CommandA and CommandB. Two threads read the data piped from CommandA and one thread reads the data piped from CommandB: